Science View

Founded in 2008, Science View is an organization that promotes science communication activities to help bridge the gap between the scientific community and the wider public in Greece as well as in Europe. The staff, members and cooperatorsof Science View, is constantly working on making scientific knowledge useful and clearly understood by the general public. In doing so, it focuses on the following activities: • the organization of events for the distribution and communication of science in public and their video coverage released on media or uploaded on websites • the production of videos and documentaries of research and scientific projects for dissemination and awareness purposes • the organisation of training courses about new techniques on science communication; • the development and implementation of educational and engagement activities in science and technology in order to inform teachers and pupils to obtain relevant skills. • the mobilization of young people, especially students, to participate in actions of scientific interest • the development and implementation of research activities in various scientific fields. • the evaluation and validation of the implemented activities and development of recommendations for future relevant activities. Science View is further involved in the organization of science interactive workshops, world conferences and science debates. Being a member of the European Union of Science Journalists’ Association (EUSJA) and the European Science Events Association (EUSEA), Science View partners with large EU projects and aims at expanding events and activities organized in Greece to the whole of Europe. Additionally, Science View maintains excellent contact with all the research institutions in Greece (universities and research centres), since it functions as a provider of the Official Research and Technology e-magazine of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Greek Ministry of Education.